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Germany Invades Poland
Germany wants to regain lost territory, and bombards Poland by land and air. -
Battle of Britain
Turning point of the war, British and German air forces fought over Great Britain. It ended when the German Luftwaffe failed to gain air superiority over the British. -
Tripartite Act
A mutual defense agreement between Germany, Italy, and Japan that created an alliance in the case of a threat to either countries soverignty. -
Lend Lease Act
Means of providing US military aids to other countried, by allowing the transfer of weapons to any country by the discretion of the president. -
Leningrad Blockade
A two and a half year siege of Leningrad by the German forces, Hitler planned to destroy Leningrad and give the northern area to the Finns. -
German blitzkrieg on Soviet Union
Failed German attack on Soviet Union. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
A suprise attack on Pearl Harbor (USA) by the Japanese. Marks the USAs entrance to the war. -
Battle of Midway
6 months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, America attacked the Japanese naval fleet, causing heavy damage. -
d-day
The day of the allied invasion or Normandy. Turning point for the Allies in the war. -
Yalta Conference
USA, UK, and Soviet Union meeting to discuss Europe's post war reorginization. -
Iwo Jima/Okinawa
The last two islands in an American sweep of the islands surrounding Japan. This capture would put japan just hundreds of miles away from B-20 bombers. -
Hitler's Suicide
Hitler and his wife commit suicide in his bunker. -
VE Day
Public oliday celebrating the Nazi's surrender to the Allied forces. -
Postdam Conference
A 17 day conference between the USSR (Stalin), UK (Chruchill), and the USA (Truman) to negotiate the end terms of WWII. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Three days apart, the USA dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, then Nagasaki. Changing the face of WWII and every war to come. -
V-J Day
August 15th, Japan announces surrender. The surrender document was signed on september 2nd, effectivley ending the war. -
Formation of the U.N
The United NAtions are formed, represented by 26 states against the Axis powers. -
Truman Doctrine
A policy by the USA that would keep the spread of communism to a minimum in europe. -
Marshall Plan
Economic support offered to European countries by USA to rebuild after the war. $17 million. -
NATO
Negotiation begin to form NATO (North Atlanitc Treaty Organization) begin in London. The treaty is officially revealed to the public in March, 1949. -
Korean War
Divided at the end of WWII, North and South Korea fought, assisted by China dn the Soviet Union in the North and the USA in the South. -
Stalin's Death/Khrushchev
Stalin led from the mid 20s to his death, upon which Khrushchev takes over. -
Warsaw pact
Collective defense agreement of 8 communist states, with the soviet union as the leader. -
Sputnik
First artificial sattelite of Earth, launched by Soviet Union. -
Bay of Pigs
A bay in Cuba, that was host to a failed invasion by CIA sponsered "Brigade 2506" -
Berlin Wall
A wall that split Berlin into the East (soviet) and West (USA), lasted until 1990 -
Gorbachev
Eigth and last leader of the soviet union. -
Soviet UNion Falls
In december of 1991, the Soviet Union split into 15 new countries.
